Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch

The first hilarious book about Grimelda, a witch who is—you guessed it—very messy! With rhyming verse and plenty of things to help Grimelda find, this is great for reading aloud to younger readers, or for beginning readers to read on their own.

Grimelda’s house may not be tidy, but it’s cozy, and that’s just the way she likes it. She also likes pickle pie. There’s only one problem she can’t find the main ingredient in her messy house! Readers who enjoyed Norman Bridwell’s classic The Witch Next Door will love this funny, charming story about the everyday life of a witch.

With a repeating refrain and lively, rhyming text, Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch is perfect for reading aloud with a child at Halloween as well as all year round, or for an emerging reader to enjoy on their own. The vibrant illustrations by Crafty Chloe illustrator Heather Ross provide plenty of fun things for readers to discover on repeated reads.

I Want to be a Witch

There are lots of things about being a witch that don’t sound so good. Like having yucky green hair or cooking up smelly spells. Find out what happens when one little girl decides to make up her own witchy rules in this entertaining picture book by Ian Cunliffe.

Wickle Woo has a Halloween Party

Designed for the smallest of hands, these robust, colourful books will delight little readers again and again. With simple stories, repeated refrains and a host of faces to spot and name, they are the perfect books to engage and entertain the very young.

Splat the Cat: What Was That?

Splat the Cat and his friends have a Halloween adventure in Splat the Cat: What Was That?, a  lift-the-flap book by Rob Scotton, creator of the beloved Russell the Sheep.

Halloween should be a black cat’s favorite holiday, but Spat the Cat is nervous about visiting a creepy haunted house. He’s worried it will be too scary. Splat’s friend Spike tells Splat not to be a scaredy-cat—the haunted house is just for fun!

Splat and Spike’s visit to the haunted house turns into a rescue mission when Splat’s pet mouse, Seymour, gets lost inside.
Kids will relate to Splat’s apprehension about visiting a haunted house and they’ll enjoy the exciting surprises under every flap in the funny, spooky book.

Room on the Broom

Iggety, ziggety, zaggety, ZOOM!

The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. They climb on, one after the next, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?

Take a look at the website Room on the Broom or download the app Room on the Broom Games

The Spooky Spooky House

Overall Winner of the Red House Children’s Book Award 2013

With a tantalizing storyline that dares the reader to explore a monstrous mansion, this spooky new take on the classic Haunted House concept is completely engrossing. It is jam-packed with carefully designed pop-ups, and on the final page there is a terrific twist that will only be revealed when the AMAZING heat-sensitive ink is warmed up!

Perfect as a Halloween treat, or for spooky thrills all year round!

Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween

Ever since Little Miss Scary moved to town, Halloween had become really scary. Scare your pants off scary! But Mr. Tickle has a plan to make this year different – a ticklishly, tricky plan! Watch out little Miss Scary, there’s someone behind you!

Pumpkin Soup

Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make the perfect pumpkin soup. . . Until the day Duck wants to do the stirring. . .

Boo! Made You Jump!

It’s so very easy for Charlie to scare his little sister, Lola . . . but just once, Lola wants to make Charlie jump. Lola tries absolutely everything she can think of, including practical jokes, dressing up like a creepy ghost, and telling a really scary story. But no matter what she does, nothing seems to work! Will Lola ever make Charlie jump?

Peter Rabbit and the Pumpkin Patch

Celebrate Halloween with your favorite rabbit!

In this completely original tale, Peter Rabbit and his cousin Benjamin Bunny once again dare to sneak into Mr. McGregor’s garden to nibble on his ripe, autumn vegetables. But noises in the garden frighten the bunnies, who take off for home–without a single bite of pumpkin! The eerie, but promising glow of a jack-o-lantern greets them at home, and the family of bunnies throw a little party with pumpkin seeds for dessert!

Angelina’s Halloween

Angelina and her best friend, Alice, make glorious firefly costumes for Halloween. Baby sister, Polly, wants one too, but has to settle for being a ghost. On Halloween night, Polly gives Angelina a surprise scare!

Moomin and the Little Ghost

The Moomin Family are relaxing on holiday; with the exception of Moomin. Every night he is being visited by a little ghost and Moomin is getting more and more scared by him. His friends and family don’t know what to do to help him. Then one night, Moomin’s beloved friend – Snorkmaiden – goes missing and Moomin bravely sets off to find her. What happens next…?

The fifth in a series of Moomin picture books. This delightful story is a gently affirming read, perfect for Halloween and snuggling up!

Meg’s Castle

Meg, Mog and Owl stay in a castle. They meet a ghost, fight a battle, and have a feast.

Children will love exploring colours, sounds and shapes in the magical MEG AND MOG stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone.

Meg and Mog: Three Favourite Stories

There are surprises galore for Meg, Mog and Owl in these three classic Meg and Mog stories: Meg’s Eggs, Meg at Sea and Mog in the Fog. As ever, Meg casts her spells with the best of intentions but always with hilarious results. Children will love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes in this bumper volume, perfect for sharing or reading alone.

Winnie’s Amazing Pumpkin

When Winnie decides to grow vegetables in her garden, she gets more than she bargained for – giant beanstalks, colossal cabbages, and an enormous pumpkin perched on her roof! But what can Winnie do with her huge pumpkin when only the shell is left?

Winnie the Witch 6-in-1 Collection

This fantastic volume includes six of Winnie and Wilbur’s crazy capers. Meet them in their black house, take a hazardous ride on Winnie’s broomstick, join them on a hot and sunny winter’s day, find out what happens when Winnie’s wand stops working, discover how much chaos a computer can cause and spend a day with them at the seaside! This collection is a must-have purchase for Winnie fans everywhere and, for those who have yet to meet everyone’s favourite witch, it is a book that is guaranteed to make readers the best of friends with Winnie and her big black cat, Wilbur!

What’s in the Witch’s Kitchen? (Lift the Flap)

The witch has hidden a trick and a treat in her magical kitchen cupboards! Which one you find depends on how you open the doors. Whether it’s frogspawn or popcorn, lollipops or rabbit plops, there are hilarious rhymes to discover inside in this innovative new novelty book from Nick Sharratt. Perfect for children to read again and again, this spooky title is great not only for Halloween but all year round.

Big Pumpkin

The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can’t get it off the vine.
It’s so big the ghost can’t move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there’ll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day.

How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You’ll be surprised!

Room on the Broom

The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. They climb on, one after the next, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two!

What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?

Froggy’s Halloween

Froggy tries to find just the right costume for Halloween and although his trick-or-treating does not go as he had planned, he enjoys himself anyway.

The Night Before Halloween

“‘Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house, All the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse. The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare, For the trick-or-treaters who soon would be there?.”

Little monsters and goofy goblins take center stage in this silly, spooky spin on Clement C. Moore’s beloved poem. But what will happen on Halloween when the monsters come face to face with human trick-or-treaters in this fun-filled book by the author of The Night Before Easter?”

Ready Steady Ghost!

Bertie is just a little ghost. He wants to be good at haunting, but he’s scared of creepy forests and spooky castles. If only he could find somewhere more cosy . . . then he would be ready to haunt the night away!

If you’re looking for a toe-tingling bedtime story, then Bertie is ready to share a shiver with you!

Angelina’s Halloween

Angelina and her best friend, Alice, make glorious firefly costumes for Halloween. Baby sister, Polly, wants one too, but has to settle for being a ghost. On Halloween night, Polly gives Angelina a surprise scare!

My Big Book of Ghosts

Packed with POP-UP surprises!

Have you ever wondered what ghosts get up to on their day off? Now you can find out the answer in this fantastic moving-mechanism book which is packed full of pops, pull-tabs and ghostly surprises. Spot the mouse on every page and watch out because there might even be a shock in store for the ghosts themselves . . .